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Cabinet
Cabinet approves Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Bill, 2019
13 Central Labour Laws brought in ambit of New Code
In the spirit of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikaas’ and ‘Sabka Vishwas’, the NDA Government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been continuously working for the benefit of people from various walks of life. With this objective, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved for introduction of the Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Bill, 2019 in the Parliament. This proposal would enhance the coverage of the safety, health and working conditions provisions manifold as compared to the present scenario. The decision will enhance the coverage of the safety, health and working conditions provisions manifold as compared to the present scenario.
The New Code has been drafted after amalgamation, simplification and rationalisation of the relevant provisions of the 13 Central Labour Acts:
- The Factories Act, 1948;
- The Mines Act, 1952; The Dock Workers  Act, 1986;
- The Building and Other Construction Workers  Act, 1996;
- The Plantations Labour Act, 1951;
- The Contract Labour  Act, 1970;
- The Inter-State Migrant workmen  Act, 1979;
- The Working Journalist and other Newspaper Employees  Act, 1955;
- The Working Journalist  Act, 1958;
- The Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961;
- Sales Promotion Employees  Act, 1976;
- The Beedi and Cigar Workers  Act, 1966; and
- The Cine Workers and Cinema Theatre Workers Act, 1981. After the enactment of the Code, all these Acts being subsumed in the Code will be repealed.
Benefits
- Safety, Health, welfare and improved Working Conditions are pre-requisite for well-being of the worker and also for economic growth of the country as healthy workforce of the country would be more productive and occurrence of less accidents and unforeseen incidents would be economically beneficial to the employers also. With the ultimate aim of extending the safety and healthy working conditions to all workforce of the country, the Code enhances the ambit of provisions of safety, health, welfare and working conditions from existing about 9 major sectors to all establishments having 10 or more employees.
Prime Minister's Office
English rendering of MoS Dr. Jitendra Singh’s Statement after meeting with the political parties of Jammu-Kashmir under the leadership of the Hon'ble Prime Minister
A discussion with the political parties of Jammu-Kashmir under the leadership of the Hon'ble Prime Minister has just ended. This has been a very positive effort towards the development and strengthening of democracy in Jammu-Kashmir. The meeting took place in a very cordial atmosphere. All the participants expressed their full allegiance to the democracy of India and the Constitution of India.
The Home Minister apprised all the leaders of the improvement in the situation in Jammu-Kashmir.
The Prime Minister listened to every party’s arguments and suggestions with all seriousness and he appreciated the fact that all the people's representatives shared their point of view with an open mind. The Prime Minister laid special emphasis on two important issues in the meeting. He said that we all have to work together to take democracy to the grassroots in Jammu-Kashmir. Secondly, there should be all-round development in Jammu-Kashmir and development should reach every region and every community. It is necessary that there should be an atmosphere of cooperation and public participation.
Hon'ble Prime Minister also pointed out that elections to Panchayati Raj and other local bodies have been successfully held in Jammu-Kashmir. There is improvement in the security situation. About 12,000 crore rupees have directly reached the panchayats after the conclusion of elections. This has accelerated the pace of development in the villages.
The Prime Minister said that we have to approach the next important step related to the democratic process in Jammu-Kashmir i.e. assembly elections. The process of delimitation has to be completed expeditiously so that every region and every section gets adequate political representation in the assembly. It is necessary to give a proper representation to the Dalits, backwards and people living in tribal areas.
There was a detailed discussion in the meeting regarding the participation of everybody in the process of delimitation. All the parties present in the meeting have agreed to participate in this process.
The Prime Minister also emphasized the cooperation of all the stakeholders to take Jammu-Kashmir on the path of peace and prosperity. He said that Jammu-Kashmir is moving out of the vicious circle of violence and moving towards stability. New hope and new confidence have emerged among the people of Jammu-Kashmir.
The PM also said that we will have to work day and night to strengthen this trust and work together to improve this confidence. Today's meeting is an important step for strengthening the democracy and the development and prosperity of Jammu-Kashmir. I thank all the political parties for attending today's meeting.
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Disclaimer: This is the approximate translation. Original statement was delivered in Hindi.
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Ministry of Finance
Auction for Sale  of  ‘5.63% GS 2026’,  ‘GoI Floating Rate Bond 2034’,  ‘6.67% GS 2035’, and  ‘6.67% GS 2050’
The Government of India  has announced the Sale  of  ‘5.63% Government Security, 2026’ for a notified amount of Rs 11,000 crore  through price based auction using uniform price method  ‘GoI Floating Rate Bonds, 2034’ for a notified amount of Rs 3,000 crore  through price based auction using uniform price method  ‘6.67% Government Security, 2035’ for a notified amount of Rs 10,000 crore  through price based auction using uniform price method, and  ‘6.67% Government Security, 2050’ for a notified amount of Rs 7,000 crore  through price based auction using multiple price method. GoI will have the option to retain additional subscription up to Rs 8,000 crore against the above Security/Securities. The auctions will be conducted by the Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai Office, Fort, Mumbai on Friday i.e. September 24, 2021.
Up to 5% of the notified amount of the sale of the Securities will be allotted to eligible individuals and Institutions as per the Scheme for Non-Competitive Bidding Facility in the Auction of Government Securities.
Both competitive and non-competitive bids for the auction should be submitted in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution  system on September 24, 2021. The non-competitive bids should be submitted between 10.30 a.m. and 11.00 a.m. and the competitive bids should be submitted between 10.30 a.m. and 11.30 a.m.
The result of the auctions will be announced on September 24, 2021  and payment by successful bidders will be on September 27, 2021 .
The Securities will be eligible for “When Issued” trading in accordance with the guidelines on ‘When Issued transactions in Central Government Securities’ issued by the Reserve Bank of India vide circular No. RBI/2018-19/25 dated July 24, 2018 as amended from time to time.
Prime Minister's Office
PM congratulates H. E. Jonas Gahr Store on assuming office of Prime Minister of Norway
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated H. E. Jonas Gahr Store on assuming the office of Prime Minister of Norway.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"Congratulations @jonasgahrstore on assuming the office of Prime Minister of Norway. I look forward to working closely with you in further strengthening India-Norway relations."
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Landmark ‘ The Recycling of Ships Bill, 2019’ passed in Parliament today
Bill will ensure global standards for environmentally-friendly recycling of Ships and ensure adequate safety of the yard workers, will also boost employment and business opportunities: Shri Mansukh Mandaviya
Parliament today passed a landmark “The Recycling of Ships Bill 2019’’ for Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships in India. Passing of this Bill is a giant step and historical moment in the Indian Maritime arena and will have far reaching effects in Indian Ship Recycling industry. The existing Shipbreaking Code ,2013 and the provisions of the Hong Kong Convention, 2009 are dovetailed in this Bill. The Bill, upon becoming Act, will ensure environment friendly recycling process of Ships and adequate safety of the yard workers. On this occasion, Union Minister of State for Shipping  and Chemical & Fertilizers, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya said that India is a leader in the global ship recycling industry with a share of over 30 per cent of the global market. With the enactment of this bill, India will set global standards for safe and sound environmentally-friendly recycling of Ships, as well as ensure adequate safety of the yard workers. He said that this bill will pave the way for more global ships to enter into Indian Shipyards for recycling and boost employment and business opportunities also.
Shri Mandaviya said that there are various environmental issues and workers’ safety concerns interconnected with the ships recycling Industry. Both these issues have been adequately addressed in this bill. He said that the protection of environment and safety of workers are the soul of this bill. Now, ships to be recycled in India will need to obtain a ‘Ready for Recycling Certificate’ in accordance with the Hong Kong Convention. Hoping for increased business, a large number of Recycling plots, especially at Alang in Gujarat, are also gearing up and obtaining Statement of Compliance  with the Hong Kong Convention.
The Key Benefits of the bill are as follows:
- The bill will harbinger significant increased number of global ships entering into Indian Shipyards for Recycling.
- Recycling of Ships will boost business & employment opportunities and strengthen India’s position in the recycling industry.
- It will raise the brand value of our Ships Recycling Yards located at Alang in Gujarat, Mumbai Port, Kolkata Port & Azhikkal in Kerela.
- 10% of country’s Secondary steel needs, as an outcome of Recycling of Ships, will be met in an eco-friendly manner.
- Ships Recycling facilities will become compliant to International standards and Ships will be recycled only in such authorised facilities.
- The tremendous growth of business activities will contribute to the country’s GDP.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Centre of Excellence in Petrochemicals Sector
The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals under the Scheme for settingupofCentreofExcellencehasapprovedeightCentresofExcellencein various reputed Government Institutions across the country since 2015. The details of these are asunder:
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Indian Institute of Technology , Roorkee, Uttarakhand
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Process Development, Wastewater Management in Petrochemical
Industries
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February, 2019
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Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering& Technology,Bhubaneswar,
Odisha
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Bio-engineered Sustainable Polymeric
Systems
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February, 2019
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National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, Maharashtra
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Specialty Polymers for Customized Additive
Manufacturing
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February, 2019
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CSIR - North East Institute of Science & Technology , Jorhat,
Assam
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Polymers, their Composites and Polymeric Membranes for Sustainable Development of Petroleum
Industries
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December, 2020
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CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology , Hyderabad, Telangana
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Polymer Coatings for Decorative, Protective and
Strategic Applications
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December, 2020
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Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering& Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
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Manufacturing of Next Generation Bio-Medical Devices
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December, 2020
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Indian Institute of Technology ,Guwahati, Assam
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Sustainable & innovative Design and manufacturing of polymer-TOYS 
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February, 2022
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Indian Rubber Manufacturers Research
Association, , Thane,Maharashtra
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Design and Development for Value added Toys of Rubber and Allied Finished
Products
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February, 2022
ThetimelinetosetuptheCoEsisdrawnandsubmittedbytheInstitute in the proposal. The Department after evaluation of the proposal approves appropriate timeline of the project which is for two to threeyears.
The information was given by the Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers, ShriMansukhMandaviya in a written reply in the LokSabha today.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
DRIP Irrigation
Irrigation projects, including lift and micro irrigation projects, are planned, implemented and managed by the State Governments concerned, as per their own resources and priorities. Role of Government of India is limited to providing technical support, and partial financial support in some cases, as per the norms of the existing schemes being implemented by Government of India.
In order to supplement the efforts of the State Governments for promoting micro irrigation, many important initiatives have been taken by Government of India. Under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana – Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme , financial assistance is being provided to identified major/ medium irrigation projects, including those with micro irrigation. Further, for the projects included for financial assistance under Command Area Development & Water Management  component of PMKSY, atleast 10% command is required to be covered under micro irrigation. In addition, under Per Drop More Crop scheme of Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, subsidy is being provided for farm level equipment for micro irrigation.
This Information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Bishweswar Tudu in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEES
Consultative Committees of different ministries are not constituted year wise. As per Guidelines on Constitution, Functions and Procedures of Consultative Committees , Consultative Committees shall be constituted upon constitution of each Lok Sabha. For 17th Lok Sabha, 40 Consultative Committees have so far been constituted whose list is Annexure. This list is available on the website of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs . Details regarding date, name of committee, subject, etc. of meetings of Consultative Committees of various ministries held so far and also proposed to be held, are available on the website of the ministry .
Annexe-A
List of Consultative Committees for various Ministries
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Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
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Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
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Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
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Ministry of Civil Aviation
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Ministry of Coal and Mines
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Ministry of Commerce and Industry
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Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
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Ministry of Cooperation
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Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Tourism
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Ministry of Defence
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Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
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Ministry of Education
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Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and Ministry of Communication
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Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
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Ministry of External Affairs
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Ministry of Finance
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Ministry of Food Processing Industries
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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Ministry of Heavy Industries
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Ministry of Home Affairs
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Ministry ofHousing and Urban Affairs
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Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
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Ministry of Jal Shakti
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Ministry of Labour and Employment
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Ministry of Law & Justice
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Ministry of Minority Affairs
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Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
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Ministry of Ports, Shipping& Waterways
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Ministry of Power and Ministry of New Renewable Energy
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Ministry of Railways
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Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
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Ministry of Rural Development; and Ministry of Panchayati Raj
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Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
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Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
This information was given by the Minister of State  of the Ministry of Law and Justice; Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Clearance of Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee  Mandatory for The Environmental Release of Genetically Modified  Crops
The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee  is the statutory committee constituted under the “Rules for the Manufacture, Use/Import/Export and Storage of Hazardous Micro Organisms/Genetically Engineered Organisms or Cells ” framed under Environment  Act, 1986. Applications are considered by GEAC as per the provisions of the Rules, 1989 and amendments thereafter. Every set of application has specific form and pre-requisite documents along with recommendations, wherever needed.
Clearance of Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee  is mandatory for the environmental release of Genetically Modified  crops. As per the ‘’Rules 1989’’, State/UT Biotechnology Coordination Committees and District Level Committees are responsible for monitoring instances of illegal cultivation of GM crops and taking appropriate action under Environment  Act, 1986. The Chief Secretary of State/UT is the Chairperson for the State Biotechnology Coordination Committee . Any complaints that come to the notice of GEAC secretariat are sent to the Chief Secretary.
For the consideration of any application related to confined field trials of Genetically Modified  crops by GEAC, NOC from the State/UT Government is required.
Bt cotton is the only GM crop which has been approved for commercial cultivation in India. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research  conducted study during  on impact of Bt cotton on 2700 cotton growing farmers belonging to 18 major cotton growing districts of Maharashtra and it was observed that the average seed cotton yield increased after the adoption of Bt Cotton. Also, ICAR has done the feeding studies ofBt cotton on various animals viz., broiler chickens, lambs, cows and goat which was found to be safe.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
Payroll Reporting in India – A Formal Employment Perspective
The National Statistical Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the press note on Employment Outlook of the country covering the period September, 2017 to November, 2020 based on the administrative records available with selected government agencies to assess the progress in certain dimensions. A detailed note is annexed.
Kindly click here to see PDF on Payroll Reporting in India- An Employment Perspective
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Cabinet approves transfer of landed assets owned by Hindustan Vegetable Oils Corporation Ltd. to Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for transfer of all land assets owned by Hindustan Vegetable Oils Corporation Ltd  to Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs  or its authorized agency for appropriate utilization/ disposal.
In lieu of the transfer of the land assets of HVOC, complete liabilities of HVOC towards loans taken from the Government including interest would be written off. The Government shall also take care of all contingent liabilities of HVOC that may arise in future due to pending cases in various courts/tribunals/authorities.
The land located in seven cities are lying unutilized for many years. The transfer of the properties to MoHUA would enable use of the land for public purpose. This will facilitate early winding up of HVOC, which is a sick PSU under liquidation.
Ministry of Science & Technology
Comfortable face mask designed by CeNS could encourage public to use it for long hours
An ergonomic design for COVID-19 protection mask is essential for its ease of use for long hours: Prof Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, DST
A team of researchers at Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences , Bangalore, an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology, have developed a cup-shaped design  of the mask that helps to create enough space in front of the mouth while speaking. It has been transferred to a Bangalore based company for mass production.
This snug fit mask causes no speech distortion, no fogging on glasses, and indeed, packs well all around, leaving practically no room for leakage while breathing. Another important advantage is its high breathability allowing one to wear it without any discomfort. Further, the researchers have chosen the fabric layers such that there is a possibility of deactivating pathogens sheerly by the electric charges that may prevail under mild friction due to the triboelectric nature of the fabric. These advanced-level tests are being carried out.
"While an ergonomic design for COVID-19 protection mask is essential for its ease of use for long hours, it is often not paid much attention beyond a few standard designs. A good design should minimize the feeling of intrusion and leakage around the edges, but maximize the ease of breathing and talking while holding its place," said Prof Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, DST.
With the increase of active COVID cases in India and other countries, usage of face masks has been advised for the general public. While the healthcare professionals can use the special and high technical quality medical masks, for the general public, a mask with moderate filtering efficiency should suffice. It should be comfortable to wear to encourage public to wear it for long hours.
CeNS has transferred this technology to Camellia Clothing Ltd., a Bangalore based garment company, established a couple of decades ago. The company wishes to produce and sell around one lakh mask per day through different distribution channels throughout India.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
More than 192.40 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 20.10 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The nationwide COVID 19 vaccination started on 16th January 2021. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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VACCINE DOSES
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SUPPLIED
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1,92,40,45,605
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BALANCE AVAILABLE
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20,10,82,885
More than 192.40 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt. of India  and through direct state procurement category.
More than 20.10 Cr  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.